Vice President, ETF Development

Final date to receive applications: 01/25/2026

Address: 151 W 42nd Street

Job Family Group:
Technology

We are seeking a strong motivated individual to be part of Global Trading Solutions' Trading Systems team to build and enhance our core trading platforms. The developer will continually interact with multiple teams including sales/marketing/quants/operations to implement new robust trading features and improve on our existing strategy offerings. A successful candidate has a keen interest in developing low latency trading systems in Java.

• Design & develop robust software solutions for GTS's trading systems
• Devise new algorithms and data structures for target environment and platform attributes in alignment with architectural patterns
• Create thorough test cases to ensure software stability and reliability
• Collaborate with other teams to research and implement changes to the trading system
• Communicate with operations teams about new features and existing strategy behaviors
• Support production issues, including independently completing root-cause analysis and diagnosis.
• Process various business requirements with minimal guidance, derive implementation proposals, and execute proposals with a team or individually.
• Mentor junior developers

Develops, analyzes, and implements statistical models for computerized financial trading strategies and quantitative finance techniques. Understands and adopts strategies to apply automation. Utilizes creativity and innovation to create novel approaches and solutions to trade profitably in markets. Applies expertise in the financial domain and coding of strategies for algorithmic traders to convert them into algorithms. Provides simple solutions to more complex trading problems through deep quantitative analysis with mathematics computations.

• Builds large-scale distributed computing programs to generate analytics and present results in user-friendly visualizations.
• Codes, innovates and improves proprietary models and algorithms.
• Designs and delivers solutions with high reliability, resiliency and scalability.
• Completes data preparation, data testing and modeling tasks in accordance with established policies, standards and accepted modeling practices.
• Performs as a specialist in all areas of the software life cycle and operates as a hands-on technologist to deliver solutions.
• Supports the design, development, and maintenance of a high performance automated trading platform and supporting infrastructure.
• Operates at a group/enterprise-wide level and serves as a specialist resource to senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Applies expertise and thinks creatively to address unique or ambiguous situations and to find solutions to problems that can be complex and non-routine.
• Implements changes in response to shifting trends.
• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of professional core Java development experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; eager to ask questions; able to clearly explain ideas
• Strong collaborative and team skills
• Strong JUnit testing skills
• Strong multi-threaded programming skills
• Strong understanding of financial markets and electronic trading systems
• Experience with optimizing software performance and reducing latency
• Familiar with the FIX protocol

• Adaptability.
• Learning Agility.
• Building and managing relationships.

• Risk analytics, financial markets.
• Finance.
• Pricing securities.
• Creative thinking.
• Computer Science.
• Applied Mathematics.
• Programming.
• Statistical Models.
• Data structures.
• Automation.
• Verbal & written communication skills.
• Analytical and problem solving skills.
• Collaboration & team skills; with a focus on cross-group collaboration.
• Able to manage ambiguity.
• Data driven decision making.
• Typically 7+ years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Seasoned professional with a combination of education, experience and industry knowledge.

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